Nabonidus 13 (Q005410)
Royal Inscription, Neo-Babylonian, Borsippa · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE
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| Designation | Nabonidus 13 |
|---|---|
| ID | Q005410 |
| Collection | Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Babylonian · c. 626 BCE–539 BCE |
| Genre | Royal Inscription |
| Find spot | Borsippa |
| Coordinates | 32.3907, 44.3448 |
English translation
By ORACC project ribo/babylon7 · Via Open Richly Annotated Cuneiform Corpus (ORACC) · CC BY-SA 3.0 (ORACC)
| Line | English |
|---|---|
| Obverse Column i [0:5] i 1i 1–i 55 | [Nab]onidus, king of Babylon, [prince] who is the favorite of the god Marduk, [shepherd] chosen by the god Nabû, [... who provides for E]sagil [and Ezida, ...] ... |
| Obverse Column i [5:13] i 1'1'–i 8'8' | [...] heart, whose neck is bowed down to pull their (the gods’) chariot pole, (the one) who drags their yoke, (the one who) constantly prays to the great gods to do what(ever) is pleasing to them, son of Nabû-balāssu-iqbi, wise prince, am I. |
| Obverse Column i [13:18] i 9'9'–i 13'13' | When I strove to finish off the work on Ezida, I laid the foundations of the enclosure walls of Eurmeiminanki and (thereby) secured their foundation(s). I built (them) anew and made (each) worthy of (high) praise. |
| Obverse Column ii [0:11] ii 1ii 1–ii 1111 | To be an object of wonder for all of the people, I had (it) filled with splendor. (As for) the enclosure walls Ezida from the entrance gate of the goddess Nanāya to the river, (those) [f]acing north and (those) facing west, [bo]th of which are adjacent to the Gattu River (Euphrates), (walls) [that] Neriglissar, a king (who came) before me, [had built but whose] construction he had not completed — I [did not ch]ange [its (original) emplacement], but (only) [raised] its [su]perstructure. [I] (re)built (it) and made (it) surpass the previous one. |
| Obverse Column ii [11:22] ii 1212–ii 2222 | On account of this, O Nabû, true heir, [exa]lted one, splendid one, light of the gods — his fathers — look with pleasure upon everything that I have done and grant me a long life (lit. “a life of long days”), the attainment of very old age, kingship over the world, dominion over (all) people, a firmly secured throne, (and) a long reign (that lasts) for ever. |
| Obverse Column ii [22:25] ii 2323–ii 2525 | Upon your reliable writing board, which firmly establishes the boundary of heaven and earth, have (an entry concerning) the lengthening of my days written out by your (own) hand. |
| Obverse Column ii [25:28] ii 2626–ii 2828 | May you be the šēdu of my good fortune (and) send good words about me into the presence of the god Marduk and the goddess Erua. |
Transliteration (ATF)
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| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| i | ||
| 1 | {[d}na-bi]-⸢um⸣-na-ʾi-id LUGAL TIN.TIR{ki} | |
| 2 | [ru-bu-u₂] ⸢mi⸣-gi-ir {d}AMAR.UTU | |
| 3 | [re-e₂-a-um] ⸢ni-bi-it {d⸣}AG | |
| 4 | [x x za-ni-in e₂]-sag-il₂ | |
| 5 | [u₃ e₂-zi-da x x] x-šu | |
| 1' | [x x] x ⸢li-ib-bi⸣ | |
| 2' | [a-na] ša-a-ṭi se-er-de-šu-un | |
| 3' | ⸢ka⸣-an-šu ki-ša-ad-su | |
| 4' | ⸢i⸣-ša-ad-da-du sa-ar-ma-šu-un | |
| 5' | a-na ša e-li-šu-nu ṭa-a-bi e-pe₂-šu | |
| 6' | gi-na-a u₂-sa-al-lu-u₃ DINGIR.DINGIR GAL.GAL | |
| 7' | DUMU {m}{d}na-bi-um-ba-la-at-su-iq-bi | |
| 8' | ru-bu-u₂ e-em-qu a-na-ku | |
| 9' | e-nu-ma ši-pi₂-ir e₂-zi-da | |
| 10' | a-na šu-ul-lu-mu aš-te-eʾ-u₂ | |
| 11' | i-ga-ra-ti si-hi-ir-ti e₂-ur₄-me-imin-an-ki | |
| 12' | uš-ši ad-di-ma u₂-kin te-me-en-ši-in | |
| 13' | e-eš-šiš e-pu₂-uš-ma a-na ta-na-da-a-ti aš-tak₂-kan | |
| ii | ||
| 1 | a-na ta-ab-ra-a-ti ki-iš-ša-at ni-ši | |
| 2 | lu-le-e uš-ma-al-li | |
| 3 | i-ga-ra-a-ti si-hi-ir-ti e₂-zi-da | |
| 4 | iš-tu KA₂ ne₂-re-bi {d}na-na-a a-di ID₂ | |
| 5 | [me₂]-⸢eh⸣-ra-at {im}SI.SA₂ u₃ me₂-eh-re-et {im}MAR.TU | |
| 6 | [ki-lal]-la-šu i-di {id₂}ga-at-tim | |
| 7 | [ša] {⸢d⸣}NE₃.ERI₁₁.GAL-LUGAL-URU₃ LUGAL pa-ni-⸢i⸣ | |
| 8 | [i-pu₂-šu-ma] ⸢la⸣ u₂-šak-li-lu ši-pi₂-⸢ir⸣-[šu] | |
| 9 | [a-šar-šu ul u₂]-⸢na⸣-ak-ki-ir-⸢ma⸣ | |
| 10 | [u₂-ul-la-a re]-e-ši-šu | |
| 11 | [a]-⸢ab⸣-ni-⸢ma e-li⸣ ša pa-ni u₂-ša-tir | |
| 12 | [aš-ša]-⸢at⸣-tim [aš-ša]-⸢at⸣-tim {d}AG IBILA ki-i-num | |
| 13 | [ša]-qu-u₂ ši-it-ra-hu | |
| 14 | nu-ur₂ DINGIR.MEŠ ab-be₂-e-šu | |
| 15 | mi-im-mu-u₂ e-te-ep-pu-šu | |
| 16 | ha-di-iš na-ap-⸢li⸣-is-ma | |
| 17 | ba-la-ṭa₄ UD.MEŠ ar-ku-ti | |
| 18 | še-be₂-e li-it-tu-ti | |
| 19 | šar-ru-ti ki-iš-šu-ti be-lu-ti ba-u₂-la-a-ti | |
| 20 | {giš}GU.ZA šu-ur₂-šu-du pa-la-a ar-ki | |
| 21 | a-na UD.MEŠ da-ri₂-u₂-ti | |
| 22 | a-na ši-ri-ik-tim šu-ur₂-ka-am | |
| 23 | i-na {giš}LE.E₂.UM-ka ki-i-nim | |
| 24 | mu-kin pu-lu-uk ša-me₂-e u₃ er-ṣe-tim | |
| 25 | ša a-ra-ku UD.MEŠ-ia šu-uš-ṭi-ir qa₂-tuk-ka | |
| 26 | at-ta lu-u₂ še-e-du du-um-qi₂-ia-ma | |
| 27 | ma-ha-ar {d}AMAR.UTU u₃ {d}E₄.RU₆ | |
| 28 | šu-ri-ib a-ma-a-at du-um-qi₂-ia | |
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